Metal valve for bored-well buckets



W. H. BLACK METAL VALVE FOR BORED WELL BUCKETS Sept. 248 1926.

Filed Jan. 19, 1926 z 7.

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Patented Sept. 28, 1926.

UNITED STATES vPATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM E. BLACK, OF FORT SMITH, ARKANSAS, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-THIRD TOGEORGE W. EVANS, OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS.

METAL VALVE FOR BORED-WELL BUCKETS.

Application fded. January 19, v1926. SeriaLN'o. 82,372.

The invention relates tovalves for buckets for drawing water from boredwells and discharging water from-the bucket and has for its obj ect theprovision of a valve as applied to such buckets the valve being arrangedin the bottom of the bucket and adapted to unseat when lowered into thewell to fill the bucket, said valve having a stem to which is hingedlysecured a rod eX- tending to the top of the bucket for actuating thevalve to open it to discharge the contents thereof, said stem being alsothreaded and having adjustably mounted thereon an interiorly threadedtube that is adapted to be adjusted to enable moving the valve bypressure against the bottom of the container into which the contents ofthe bucket are to be discharged.

The invention will be described in detail hereinafter and will be foundillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a viewin elevation, partly in section, of a bored well bucket, sho-wing theimproved valve applied thereto,

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional View on a plane indicated by the line2-2 of Figure 1, the valve being shown in elevation,

Figure 3 is a similar view, the valve being shown in section, and

Figure 4, a bottom plan View.

In the drawings similar reference char* acters will be used to designatecorresponding parts throughout the several views.

The improved valve is shown in connection with a conventional bored wellbucket comprising a casing 1 that is, as shown, relatively long, and ofa restricted diameter to fit a well boring, and having a bail 2 to whicha cable or other flexible member may be secured for lowering the bucketinto the well.

The bottom 3 of the bucket is spaced upwardly from the lower edges ofthe side walls of the bucket by means of a cuff or sleeve 4 secured tothe bottom 3 and the lower edges of the side walls of the bucket, thusforming a recess 5 in the bottom of the bucket to receive the cage ofthe valve, to be hereinafter described. The bottom 3 is provided with anopening 6 with the edges of the bottom surrounding the opening bentdownwardly as shown at 7. The valve for closing the opening 6 comprisesa disk 8 carrying packing 9 and a cage 10 seated in tube or sleeve 16.The lower edge of the. v

cage 10 has an outwardly directed flange 17 that is adapted to engagethe inner edge of the 'downwardly inclined portion 7 to limit. theupward movement of the valve in opening.

In use it will be apparent that when the bucket 1 is lowered into awell., the valve 8 will open because of the weight of the bucket andadmit water to the interior of the bucket and the pressure of the waterin the well, and that when the bucket is raised the valve will close tohol-d the contents of the bucket therein. In discharging water from thebucket the valve may be opened by pulling upwardly on the rod 15 or whenthe tube 16 is .adjusted in the position shown in Figure 3, the contentsof the bucket may be discharged by seating it on the bottom of areceptacle to receive its contents, the valve being opened by pressureof' the lower end of tube 16 against the bottom. It will be apparentthat by having these two means for discharging water from the bucketthat the bucket may be used by stockmen and others desiring to dischargeall of the contents at one time when the tub-e or sleeve 16 is in theposition shown in Figure 8, while for household use where only a portionof the contents of the bucket is to be discharged the use of the rod 15will accomplish this purpose.

Vhat is claimed is A bored well bucket comprising a casing, a bottom onsaid casing and having an opening therein, a valve adapt-ed to -closesaid opening, a cage on said valve slidably engaging the walls of theopening, a threaded stem 0n the valve, .a rod hingedly engaging saidstem, and an interiorly threaded tube engaging the stem and adjustablethereon for' the purpose stated.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature.

WILLIAM H. BLACK.

